This Doctor Asks Masks Not To Be Freed While On The Aircraft

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JAKARTA - Aviation Medicine Specialist Dr. MD Daniel Hadinoto, from the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) advised prospective airplane passengers to continue to protect themselves and their surroundings by wearing masks during the flight.

"Keep wearing a mask on the flight, even if you eat or drink, you can open it for a while, because the air in the plane is not like free air, the air is all," said Daniel, Thursday, July 7, quoted from Antara.

After the plane door was closed while departing until it finally arrived at its destination, the air circulation in the cabin was closed circulation. Although the air is cleaned again with a HEPA (high efficacy) filter filter which is claimed to be almost 100 percent effective, there is still little chance that passengers can catch infection on the plane due to closed circulation.

He emphasized that wearing a mask is still important. Daniel's advice, as health workers have recommended for a long time, is to wear a surgical mask lined with a cloth mask.

In addition to masks, he reminded prospective passengers to maintain health protocols such as washing hands with soap and running water and maintaining distance from others.

Considering that the air in the plane is different from the air in the wild, he advises prospective passengers to really take care of their health in preparing for trips to protect themselves and others.

Prospective passengers who are exposed to the flu are advised to postpone their plane trips. Apart from the discomfort due to differences in air pressure in the aircraft cabin, closed air circulation makes disease transmission prone to occur.

Daniel said it was only natural that people flocked to want to travel by plane to release the fatigue after the trip was made easier and borders between countries had been opened.

However, maintaining health and preparing yourself before flying remains important due to the transmission of diseases prone to occur in air travel